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5.1: Prelude to Continuous Random Variables
https://stats.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/Book%3A_Business_Statistics_Customized_(OpenStax)/05%3A_Continuous_Random_Variables/5.01%3A_Prelude_to_Continuous_Random_Variables
Baseball batting averages, IQ scores, the length of time a long distance telephone call lasts, the amount of money a person carries, the length of time a computer chip lasts, rates of return from an i...Baseball batting averages, IQ scores, the length of time a long distance telephone call lasts, the amount of money a person carries, the length of time a computer chip lasts, rates of return from an investment, and SAT scores are just a few. For example, if $X$ is equal to the number of miles (to the nearest mile) you drive to work, then $X$ is a discrete random variable. If $X$ is the distance you drive to work, then you measure values of $X$ and $X$ is a continuous random variable.
4.5: Introduction to Continuous Random Variables
https://stats.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_Notre_Dame/BFE_1201_Statistical_Methods_for_Finance_(Kuter)/04%3A_Random_Variables/4.05%3A_Introduction_to_Continuous_Random_Variables
Baseball batting averages, IQ scores, the length of time a long distance telephone call lasts, the amount of money a person carries, the length of time a computer chip lasts, rates of return from an i...Baseball batting averages, IQ scores, the length of time a long distance telephone call lasts, the amount of money a person carries, the length of time a computer chip lasts, rates of return from an investment, and SAT scores are just a few. For example, if $X$ is equal to the number of miles (to the nearest mile) you drive to work, then $X$ is a discrete random variable. If $X$ is the distance you drive to work, then you measure values of $X$ and $X$ is a continuous random variable.
5.1: Prelude to Continuous Random Variables
https://stats.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/Introduction_to_Business_Statistics_-_OER_-_Spring_2023/05%3A_Continuous_Random_Variables/5.01%3A_Prelude_to_Continuous_Random_Variables
Baseball batting averages, IQ scores, the length of time a long distance telephone call lasts, the amount of money a person carries, the length of time a computer chip lasts, rates of return from an i...Baseball batting averages, IQ scores, the length of time a long distance telephone call lasts, the amount of money a person carries, the length of time a computer chip lasts, rates of return from an investment, and SAT scores are just a few. For example, if $X$ is equal to the number of miles (to the nearest mile) you drive to work, then $X$ is a discrete random variable. If $X$ is the distance you drive to work, then you measure values of $X$ and $X$ is a continuous random variable.

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